Unless you enjoy wasting your weekend sitting in traffic, you may want to avoid driving downtown on Saturday. Three street-closing events—the National Asian Heritage Festival, the National Police Week 5K race, and the DC101 Chili Cook Off (which will feature two DCist staffers as judges, stay tuned for more details!) — will be joining forces Power Rangers-style to snarl traffic. more ›

We know that gas prices have been at record highs. We know that fuel conservation measures are necessary, and most of us can wallow in self-congratulatory satisfaction over our Metro commute. But when they take away the motorcycles from the Power Rangers? It's a sad, sad day indeed. more ›